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24 April 2024, Reform Bill Committee

Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Women's Rights Network

… this Bill, we do not believe these gender quotas will work to improve the position of women in Wales. We've got many reasons for that; one of the reasons would be, really, that, aside from the sort … will actually provide that, and, if I may say, in the last census, 22.3 per cent of women in Wales stated they were disabled. In Wales, we have over 180,000 unpaid female carers. Forty-six per cent …

13 March 2024, Reform Bill Committee

Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip

… think will, with the backing of political parties—. If we don't get the message over to women in Wales that we're welcoming them, and this is the way that we're going to get fair representation … women of Wales, then obviously we're in a very difficult position, there's no question about it. But I think this is the fairest way. We need to have, in showing the horizontal and the vertical …

21 February 2024, Plenary

Short Debate: The importance of Wales's voice in the campaign for peace—Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of presenting the peace petition by the Women of Wales to President Coolidge and Wales's role in speaking up for peace today

… history as a nation of peace. We are a nation of sanctuary. The peace petition by the women of Wales is a shining example of that remarkable, enduring Welsh tradition, and I enjoyed reading the display at the … was so important and, moving forward, it's why we must continue to evoke the spirit of women in Wales and speaking up for peace today and peaceful resolutions …

31 January 2024, Plenary

Short Debate: Heart Failure—Innovation is saving lives

… today, as you noted in the book that you read from, is the fact that so many women in Wales suffer from heart disease. The British Heart Foundation estimate that at least 100,000 women are living with … disease in Wales today. The most common of these is coronary heart disease, with around 45,000 women in Wales living with this condition, and many will be shocked to hear that it causes twice as many deaths …

7 June 2023, Plenary

Short Debate: Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

… there is a need to reduce health inequalities, improve equality of service and improve health outcomes for women in Wales. We know from the quality statement of women's and girls' health that there are 29 health conditions … conditions experienced by women are viewed as normal, or that it must just be in your head. Women in Wales have heard this for years, sometimes from other women, who’ve been told it enough that they start …

24 May 2023, Plenary

Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'

… that outcomes for women from England after release from the same prison were better than outcomes for women from Wales released from the same prison, where the women from England were presumably dependent on services on the English … side of the border, whilst the women from Wales, on release, were dependent on devolved services on this side of the border. So, you're right that change is needed, and it's something I've called for …

17 May 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Respiratory disease

… twice as likely to die from an asthma attack than men. It is estimated that 180,000 women in Wales are living with asthma, and the report shows that not enough research has been done to examine the … investigation, as the one-size-fits-all approach currently used to treat asthma is dangerous for many women in Wales. Understanding the differences in the role of sex hormones in women's asthma could help develop appropriate interventions …

29 March 2023, Plenary

Short Debate: Endometriosis and the women’s health plan in Wales

… fawr iawn. This is Endometriosis Awareness Month, so let me begin this debate by thanking the many women throughout Wales who have contacted me over the last few days and weeks to tell me their personal stories … that include people with direct lived experience, such as Endometriosis UK and FTWW, Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales, who've met us here in the Senedd and in virtual meetings, and they've provided us with …

5 December 2022, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales

… step in the right direction. It's not going to meet the needs of all women in Wales, because, as you rightly say, it's 12 beds for 12 weeks, so it's 50 women a year … year—so, it's not going to meet all of the needs for all of the women in Wales and provide that alternative. But we obviously already do have a robust set of alternative community sentencing options that …

21 November 2022, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Experiences in the criminal justice system

… that Sioned asked, if that’s okay, Sioned. We’ve heard data that 60 per cent of women from Wales are going to prison for less than six months. I just want to hear your response, if that … what kind of situation, in your opinion, could be an improvement on that? That is, that women from Wales—that's who we're talking about in this committee—don’t have the experience of going to prison …

12 October 2022, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: The private rental sector

… live comfortably and happily. It is an enduring disgrace that this has been denied to many women in Wales due to the Tory Government's ill-advised and ill-mannered pension equalisation policy, which has pushed many into … poverty. This policy was rushed through, and it left the retirement plans of so many women in Wales in absolute tatters. The rent freeze and eviction ban we are calling for today would not only protect older people …

28 September 2022, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Gynaecological cancer

… this debate this afternoon on what is such an important topic in the lives of many women in Wales. And while it may raise eyebrows that a bloke is talking about women's health, I believe … important that we all work together to enhance the lives of women in Wales to tackle the barriers to cervical screening, and avoid unnecessary deaths due to gynaecological cancer. I worked in the NHS for 11 years …

24 September 2026, Petitions Committee

New Petitions

… petitioner will know of all the avenues there. Because I would love to see more statues of women across Wales, but I agree that the option there is the best way forward …

27 June 2022, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session

… was back in 2013—which looked at the experiences of violence against migrant, refugee and asylum-seeker women in Wales, and recognising what women might have gone through to actually come here in the first place, and not … attend when they came and gave a presentation about their work, where they'd interviewed migrant women in Wales. And they talked about their journeys, and they talked about the fact that so many issues had affected them …

18 May 2022, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health

… decrease inequalities in health, to improve the fairness of services and to improve the health outcomes for women in Wales. The plan will include short-term actions and long-term actions, and I will present that in the … together with the work that is in the pipeline already, will lead to far better care for women across Wales …

18 May 2022, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health

… wasn’t a hub of this kind in every health board area, and that the majority of women in Wales cannot access any support with this issue. This cannot go on. And this isn’t the only area … would, of course, welcome this new strategy, but also the action taken on the ground to support women in Wales …

18 May 2022, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health

… inexcusable, because there can be no doubt that there is gender inequality at play here. While women in Wales have a longer life expectancy than men, it is clear that they are spending less of their life … who use HRT to relieve the symptoms of menopause, will be affected, and so will many women in Wales who rely on this treatment. It is vital that we address the failures within women's health, so that …

8 March 2022, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day

… also have a memorial dedicated to the exceptional Elaine Morgan. As we reflect on the contribution of women in Wales, we must, of course, consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We're all aware of the … Gender Equality in Wales' plan provides the framework through which we will address the changing landscape for women in Wales, and our programme for government prioritises implementation of key aspects of this plan. We will fund childcare for …

9 February 2022, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Social Justice

… keep women safe in venues like nightclubs. This is obviously an incredibly serious matter for many young women across Wales. Whilst the media attention today perhaps might not be on it in the same way as it was … ask, Deputy Minister, 13 weeks on from that debate here in the Senedd, what has changed for women in Wales …

19 January 2022, Plenary

Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years

… news, but of course we have to do everything we possibly can to spread this message to women across Wales. As Buffy Williams rightly reminded us, it has taken generations and generations of women to fight to have … facilitate this, that there is clear work that needs to go on to convince people and the women of Wales that this is the decision that needs to be taken forward. I look forward to seeing that happen …